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DEWIT, Maria Louisa

DEWIT, Maria Louisa

Female 1811 - 1900  (89 years)

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  • Name DEWIT, Maria Louisa  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 28 Mar 1811  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Birth 28 Mar 1811  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 1839  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Name Maria Louisa de WIT 
    Residence 1850  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1880  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife 
    Residence 1 May 1894  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Home described as an old-fashioned, roomy farmhouse, built by Christopher Rymes...with wide halls and ample proportions" 
    Residence 1900  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother 
    _DNA Match 
    Death 3 Sep 1900  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7] 
    Burial 6 Sep 1900  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8] 
    Burial    		 Burial
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    DEWIT, Barthel,   b. Abt 1750, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1798, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  (Grandfather) 
    VESTJENS DE ROCHEMONT, Maria Margot Margaretha Vestjeris,   b. Abt 1757, Cassel, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1798, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I775  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Father DEWIT, Carston Cornelius,   b. 25 Jun 1780, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1827, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louisa Suzette,   b. 20 Nov 1786, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1828, Plantation Le Resouvenir, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1805  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 DEROCHEMONT, Frederick William,   b. 31 Oct 1804, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1885, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1828  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. DEROCHEMONT, Herbert Stanley,   b. 15 Aug 1853, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1922, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ HOYT, Olive Folsom  m. 29 Apr 1877;   FLORENCE  m. Abt 1903
     2. DEROCHEMONT, Clarence Melville,   b. 18 Dec 1850, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1937, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ WILSON, Ella G  m. 21 Dec 1876
     3. DEROCHEMONT, Frederick William,   b. 11 Apr 1841, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1926, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ ADAMS, Sarah Frances  m. 20 Mar 1867
     4. DEROCHEMONT, Elizabeth Jane Jennie,   b. 3 Aug 1848, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1918 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ PARSONS, Thomas Usher  m. 8 Oct 1873
     5. DEROCHEMONT, Mary Josephine,   b. 7 May 1846, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1903, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. DEROCHEMONT, Amelia McCoy,   b. 23 Aug 1843, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1869, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ BATES, James Edward  m. 6 Mar 1865
     7. DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louise,   b. 13 Sep 1838, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1921, South Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ RICKER, Shipley W  m. 12 Apr 1855
     8. DEROCHEMONT, Sarah Marie Ann,   b. 28 Sep 1833, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1850, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. DEROCHEMONT, Charles John Frederick,   b. 6 Oct 1831, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1845, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. DEROCHEMONT, William Henry Cornelius Maximillian,   b. 11 Sep 1829, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1871, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Marriage 24 Mar 1828  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. DEROCHEMONT, William Henry Cornelius Maximillian,   b. 11 Sep 1829, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1871, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Mother: natural]
     2. DEROCHEMONT, Charles John Frederick,   b. 6 Oct 1831, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1845, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [Mother: natural]
     3. DEROCHEMONT, Sarah Marie Ann,   b. 28 Sep 1833, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1850, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Mother: natural]
     4. DEROCHEMONT, Maria Louise,   b. 13 Sep 1838, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1921, South Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ RICKER, Shipley W  m. 12 Apr 1855
     5. DEROCHEMONT, Frederick William,   b. 11 Apr 1841, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1926, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ ADAMS, Sarah Frances  m. 20 Mar 1867
     6. DEROCHEMONT, Amelia McCoy,   b. 23 Aug 1843, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1869, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ BATES, James Edward  m. 6 Mar 1865
     7. DEROCHEMONT, Mary Josephine,   b. 7 May 1846, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1903, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Mother: natural]
     8. DEROCHEMONT, Elizabeth Jane Jennie,   b. 3 Aug 1848, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1918 (Age 69 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ PARSONS, Thomas Usher  m. 8 Oct 1873
     9. DEROCHEMONT, Clarence Melville,   b. 18 Dec 1850, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1937, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ WILSON, Ella G  m. 21 Dec 1876
     10. DEROCHEMONT, Herbert Stanley,   b. 15 Aug 1853, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1922, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ HOYT, Olive Folsom  m. 29 Apr 1877;   FLORENCE  m. Abt 1903
    Family ID F485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Mar 1811 - Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Mar 1811 - Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1828 - Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1828 - Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1839 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1880 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Home described as an old-fashioned, roomy farmhouse, built by Christopher Rymes...with wide halls and ample proportions" - 1 May 1894 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother - 1900 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Sep 1900 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Sep 1900 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Maria Louisa went to school with Celia Thaxter's mother at Susan Huntress' school. She raised her four younger sisters whom she brought north with her and her husband. She also brought several slaves, one of whom was named Nina and lived to be over 100 years old. They are buried in the garden of the DeRochemont home in Newington.

      Marguerita Mazeau related that her father Percy told her that as Maria Louisa, called Louisa, became elderly, she remained most of the time in the upstairs bedroom in the home where Marguerita now lives which at that time belonged to Louisa's son Clarence. She was afraid most of the time that a strange man was going to get her and would scream about it. Marguerita has in her home a small wreath of dried flowers that Louisa supposedly wore at her wedding, a present from her brother who got it while in England. I do not know if it was from brother Carstin or brother Leonard who died ca 1829.

      In the 1900 Newington census, Maria L was enumerated with Clarence and his family. It also states erroneously that both of her parents were born in Germany. It also states that she had a total of 12 children and that 6 were living as of 1900. I have only the names of 10 children for her.

  • Sources 
    1. [S70] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S39] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    3. [S1293] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: 767; Family History Film: 1254767; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 217; Image: 0506.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census


    4. [S1830] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: 950; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1240950.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census


    5. [S138] She Is No Yankee, Boston Daily Globe, 1 May 1894, pg 6., Online.
      Story about Maria Louisa DeWitt DeRochemont describing her family, her life in Demerera, and her life in Newington
      http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/advancedsearch.html

    6. [S2731] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63RS-MJY?cc=1401638&wc=95R7-PY6%3A1031308001%2C1032133401%2C1032239601 : 9 April 2016), New Hampshire > Rockingham > Newington > image 3 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
      De Rochemont names have been incorrectly transcribed making them impossible to find in a regular search. Must visually inspect the image.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63RS-MJY?cc=1401638&wc=95R7-PY6%3A1031308001%2C1032133401%2C1032239601
      Family_Search_1850_Census__1332735320pg3      		 Family_Search_1850_Census__1332735320pg3


    7. [S149] Wilson, Debbie, Casket Receipt, Photocopy of casket receipt provided to me by Debbie Wilson during a visit to her home on 5 Oct 2014.
      Dated 8 Oct 1900. $55 paid to Dr. Oliver W. Ham an undertaker and embalmer with a business address at 60 Market Street [Portsmouth, NH]

    8. [S3338] Findagrave, (Location: Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Date: 3 Sep 1900;), Maria Louisa Dewitt de Rochemont 3 Sep 1900.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77798739/maria-louisa-de_rochemont
      Burial      		 Burial


    9. Details: Footnote: MA VR Footnote: MA VR.


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